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Boom time: The author investigates the operations of uMkhonto weSizwe in his book, and this extract tells the story of the Sasol bombings

Sasol bombs: ‘It was like an earthquake’

This is an edited extract from Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim, which tells the story of the MK’s Special Operations Unit

The remnants of Bree Street. (Scott Peter Smith/M&G)

City of Joburg still waiting for Bree explosion to be declared a disaster to get funding

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The remnants of Bree Street on Thursday morning, following what is believed to have been a gas explosion.  (Scott Peter Smith)

Joburg inner city explosion ‘task is complex’, says city manager

The city has identified three possible causes, but one of them is the most likely source of the blast

Aftermath: Downtown Johannesburg was rocked by a blast that damaged the length of Bree Street. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Panyaza Lesufi: Cause of Joburg blast still unknown

The department of labour is investigating eGoli Gas, Sasol and Telkom as well as water and sewer entities that had pipelines underground

In this handout image provided by the Australian Defence Force, Australian Defence Force members load humanitarian aid supplies onto a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley on January 20, 2022 in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano near Tonga erupted on Saturday 15 January, causing a subsequent tsunami in the nearby Tongan capital of Nuku’alofa and surrounding islands as well as triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific region. (Photo by LACW Kate Czerny/Australian Defence Force via Getty Images)

First foreign aid flights reach Tonga

Tonga has been inaccessible since Saturday, when one of the largest volcanic explosions in decades cloaked the nation in a layer of ash, triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami and…

Durban residents want answers after refinery emission

People living near the refinery were subjected to two hours of dirty smoke from the refinery, the South Durban Environmental Alliance said on Saturday.

2020 in pictures

Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images of 2020

Years of poor maintenance at Engen’s Durban plant caused pollution and December explosion

Blast rocks Durban’s Engen refinery

Residents are being evacuated as firefighters battle to control the blaze

Rules from 2014 had stipulated that minors had to carry an unabridged birth certificate and have parental consent to travel. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Man injured after detonating bomb In Beijing airport

A man in a wheelchair who has detonated an explosive in Beijing airport, hurt himself and sent smoke billowing through parts of the airport.

Fertiliser plant explosion leaves 15 dead in Texas

An explosion which tore through a fertiliser plant in a small Texas town has killed 15 people and injured more than 160.

Fertiliser plant’s explosion injures hundreds in Texas

Hundreds of people are likely to have been injured in a fiery explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas, US, say authorities.

Two explosions struck the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line
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Two dead, many injured in Boston Marathon blasts

Two explosions struck the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line, witnesses say, leaving at least 20 injured and two dead.

Death toll in Kenya pipeline explosion increases

The death toll from a gasoline pipeline explosion in the Kenyan capital has risen to 87 and the Kenyan government has declared two days of mourning.

Six killed, 38 hurt in China cafe blast

At least six people were killed and 38 injured when an explosion hit an internet cafe in southwest China on Saturday evening, state media reported.